Houndoom Profile
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 35.0 kg
- Abilities
- Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Habitat
- Rough Terrain
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Houndoom Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Houndoom's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Houndoom?
See the full Houndoom weakness guide — best counters included →
Houndoom Evolutions
Where to Catch Houndoom
In Pearl, Houndoom can be found at 2 locations — highlighted on the Sinnoh map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Houndoom Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Howl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 40 | |
| Leer | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 20 | |
| Smog | Poison | Special | Lv. 1 | 30 | 70% | 20 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | Lv. 1 | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Roar | Normal | Status | Lv. 13 | — | — | 20 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 16 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Incinerate | Fire | Special | Lv. 20 | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | Lv. 26 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | Lv. 30 | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Torment | Dark | Status | Lv. 35 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Comeuppance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 41 | 1 | 100% | 10 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | Lv. 45 | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | Lv. 50 | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 56 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Inferno | Fire | Special | Lv. 62 | 100 | 50% | 5 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 85% | 5 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 90% | 10 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Overheat | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 130 | 90% | 5 | |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 |
Houndoom Questions & Answers
- What is Houndoom weak to?
- Houndoom takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×), and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Houndoom resistant to?
- Houndoom takes reduced damage from Ghost (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), and Ice (½×) type attacks and is immune to Psychic type attacks.
- What is Houndoom strong against?
- Houndoom's Dark and Fire type attacks are super effective against Bug, Ghost, Steel, Grass, Psychic, and Ice Pokémon.
- What type is Houndoom?
- Houndoom is a Dark/Fire-type Pokémon.
- What are Houndoom's base stats?
- Houndoom has a base stat total of 500 — HP 75, Attack 90, Defense 50, Sp. Atk 110, Sp. Def 80, Speed 95.


